> From: Chrisneville@msn.com (Livetocruise)
> Newsgroups: rec.photo.film+labs
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> picture to a degree that won't allow for a good identification of the
> ring.
If your scanning a print, then your looking at a 4th generation copy
(the scan), and with each generation the quality gets worse, if it's a
drug store print, then typically those machines have low quality to
begin with, combine that with a low resolution scan (600x1200) and much
of the picture looks like mud.
> will any of the professional photo labs out there have better success
> in blowing up the ring on my moms hand? Is there any special photo
> equipment that I should ask about when contacting photo labs that
> should allow for the sharpest picture possible.
First, find a negative, or a slide, take it to a professional digital
lab, preferably one that has a drum scanner, they will be able to scan
at 4000 to 8000DPI, which means you can enlarge quite a bit, before
running into the same problem.
Paul